author: Victor Gischler
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.12
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2013/07/25
date added: 2013/07/25
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
The Shadow has the ability to cloud men's minds and control them, but when he meets a man he can't read, it sends him reeling. He travels back to the masters that taught him to try to solve the mystery. This is the first story in The Shadow Volume 2: Revolution.
The second story is a longer arc, and takes The Shadow into the Spanish Civil War, where he meets someone named the Black Sparrow, who seems to have the same abilities as The Shadow himself. He is led to an encounter with El Rey, a power hungry figure who wants ultimate control.
A final story has The Shadow foiling a group of bank robbers in a gritty and hardboiled fashion.
Stories by Victor Gischler are good, taking our hero all over the globe, and allowing Lamont Cranston to occasionally crack wise. This is an iconic Shadow, with his wide brimmed hat and flowing red scarf, and the artwork is impressive. From the full painted covers by Alex Ross to story art by Jack Herbert, Aaron Campbell and Giovanni Timpano. The book features an alternate cover gallery. For a character that's been around as long as The Shadow, the stories seem fresh and never stale.
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